Southern Illinois peach crop triumphs over weather extremes
ST. ELMO, Ill. (AP) – It was an up-and-down-again winter and spring for southern Illinois peach growers. But despite iffy weather, the summer’s crop is strong. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports (http://bit.ly/2b5nSyi ) that the crop had to endure a frigid winter, excessively wet spring and some dry patches this summer. Marion County grower Tom Schwartz…